Universalis app

iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch

Content & features

Full liturgical calendar including many national and local calendars.

About Today– pages for every saint and feast.

Liturgy of the Hours – Psalms, prayers and readings from every Hour: Morning Prayer, the three
daytime Hours (Terce, Sext and None), Evening Prayer, Night Prayer and
the Office of Readings. Translations: The readings are from the Jerusalem Bible and the psalms are the Grail version, which is used across the English-speaking world.

The Order of Mass – The new English translation of the Order of Mass, which came into use
in 2011. You can optionally view the text in Latin and some other languages
side by side with the English.

Readings at Mass – First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Gospel Acclamation
and Gospel, plus the antiphons and prayers for the Mass of the day. Translations: You have a choice between the Jerusalem Bible readings with the Grail
psalms (used in most of the English-speaking world) and the New American
Bible readings and psalms (used in the USA).

Mass Today– A single page that gives you the whole of the Mass of the day: the Order of Mass with all the readings, antiphons and prayers filled in.

Music – Sung Latin Compline (Night Prayer) for Sundays from the Schola Cantorum of The London Oratory School, which is one of the leading liturgical choirs in Britain. The boys have recorded this music especially for use in Universalis. You get the Salve Regina and other Marian anthems free; an in-app purchase will get you the rest of the music. Play sample.

You do not need an Internet connection to use this app.

There are no time limits: you can view any date, past, present or future.

The pages are formatted for best appearance on your device.

You can choose to scroll up and down, like a web page, or turn the pages, like a book.

You can easily change the font and type size to suit your needs.

For reading at night, you can make the text appear light on a dark background.

If you are blind, VoiceOver can read the text out loud for you.

If you have the Apple Watch, you can read the Gospel of the day on it, and see the saint of the day at a glance.

Alternative: £0.79 per month ($0.99 or €0.99). If you prefer to pay monthly instead of making a single purchase, get Catholic Calendar. The app is free, and it gives you a month's free trial of everything that Universalis offers. Once that month has finished, Catholic Calendar will let you buy "Universalis Premium Content" one month at a time.

Operating instructions

To get instructions, open the Universalis app and shake the device. The instructions will appear.

A very brief introduction

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①To make the text bigger, double-tap anywhere in the middle of the page.

②To see alternative texts, tap the red button at the far right. The alternatives may be different saints, or a different choice of invitatory, Creed, Preface, etc.

③To see the toolbar, tap once, anywhere in the middle of the page.

To see other Hours, tap the “Hours” button at the top centre of the toolbar, and pick the Hour from the list.

To see other dates, tap the calendar button at the top left.

To change font style and size, night mode, and switch between scrolling and paging, tap the “Aa” button at the top right.

Older versions of iOS

The current version of the Universalis app works on iOS 7 and above. If you have an older version of iOS, the App Store will let you download an older version of the Universalis app. Here are Apple's instructions.